Hi all,

just a short update of the situation...

yesterday i got a call from PROMETRIC and we rescheduled for 19th of November for the third try!

Furthermore I've informed Bob Taylor about...

GilaMonster (11/1/2012)

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Exam centre I wrote at had 15" CRT monitor, keyboard out of last century and a 400+ms network latency to Redmond. If I have to write a lab exam...

Hallo Simon,

refund ... (hahahaha). This shot was "for free" because of the desaster in April 🙂

I'm currently in contact with Bob Taylor from Microsoft to ask for taking the exam...

Hi all,

Maybe you remember that I had my first shot for 88-971 in April 2012 which ended in a technical desaster...

yesterday I had my second shot for 88-971 in Berlin...

Robert Davis (10/22/2012)

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That's a common sentiment, Paul. Definitely, knowing what to expect makes a big difference. When I was the PM for the program, I wanted to create sample exams...

Hallo Simon,

when I read you post I have been catapulted back to my first shot in April this year (which was a technical disaster).

I can completely agree to your comments...

Simon,

when I read your experiences I remember my LAB-Test. It was the same nightmare as your Knowledge-Exam.

The software was knocked out for over 60 min. I got so deep onto...

Hallo all,

thanks for your warm words - I hope all have been done well. Currently I'm in contact with Prometric and will see what happens.

The only "light in the tunnel"...

Hallo Robert,

that's definitely no good news :crying:

As I've described...

I've had many technical problems with the lab.

Fingers cross that it's passed.

Do you know a contact at MSL where I can check...

Now it seems to be official. Transcript shows me as a MCM SQL Server 2008!!!

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm glad to announce the passing of the last hurdle to become a MCM...

Koen Verbeeck (2/27/2012)

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Congrats Uwe! And thanks for sharing your story.

I didn't know you could take MCM in Europe. I thought it could only be taken in the U.S. (apparently some...

Hallo all,

Thank you for the congrats.

Robert, yes you can Post it. It would be a pleasure for me to share my experiences with more interested People.

Tank you for your...

Hi all,

I've just got the information that i have finished the 88-970 successfully with the second try. So - if anyone is interested I want to share my experiences with...

Gift Peddie (8/7/2011)

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The only time you need to have the agent service account as part of the local administrators group is IF YOU REQUIRE the autostart functionality to be enabled....

OK Peddie,

do it as you want. I hope you don't get in touch with a professional who will damage your system.

My advice:

- learn SQL Server administration

- learn more about the...